Can I try to express the JOYS of following HIS ways ?
Our souls come from HIM .. we are to return to HIM one day ... so why is it not happiness to follow HIS guidance ? Who would know better what we each need?
It seems strange to face this holy month in any other way than in reverance and remembrance of deeply felt inspirations.... hoping for these guideposts to continue to keep us straight .
Life , in all that it pretends to be ... is only what we make with what we are given . The smiles, the frowns , the courage . the despair are simply emotions coming from the thoughts we think.
THUS what I think about Ramadan is that HIS mercy will overcome all else. His forgiveness will settle all "ills". And as the month will finish , I can count on HIM to bring an everlasting HOPE for the hereafter . So this is what makes this month so soothing ... my thoughts within the framework of the days create the "holiness" . The fasts are an additional burden to allow the thoughts to be humbled from strong EGO, ID and other human fancies .
This gift of such a welcome visitor to our bodies, minds and souls can only prove to us, humans the bond of love shared with us and the Creator. If we truly deserve such bounty , then please make us learn and hold tight to the ROPE OF FAITH as the future days unfold .
The supreme root system only needs just that..faith , certitude, and determination to manage the winds and turmoils as they blow around us .
THIS WOULD BE MY DESCRIPTION OF HAPPINESS!
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Shaban's visit for 1430
Here as I write, I see the end of this year's Shaban ... what to say that Has inspired me ? Happiness can only really arrive when you actually do please your Creator...with your life and actions . He will reward you as He sees fit... it will be necessary to have patience thru the trials , hope with the challenges and a real sacrifice of SELF ..at times . Remember to follow the sunna and life of the Prophet ...if you truly need be at peace .
Gratitude and love are the foremost in my heart to Allah ... as this month closes . May the introspection completed this month ..continue next month and allow HIM to do HIS work on me . Let the heart be open and non-judgmental ..of those we meet ... allowing others to " live and let live ".
Gratitude and love are the foremost in my heart to Allah ... as this month closes . May the introspection completed this month ..continue next month and allow HIM to do HIS work on me . Let the heart be open and non-judgmental ..of those we meet ... allowing others to " live and let live ".
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Lailatul Bara'at
THE NIGHT OF ALL NIGHTS
How merciful Shaban 15 is for those who really want to surrender .
The moon was full shining its LIGHT UPON US ALL! The angels blow their prayers over us all night and we can find our grounding again . The breezes were cool , yet very refreshing . OH HOW GREAT HE IS! He hovers over us and gives us HIS peace .
In humility, fear and yet calm I turn to HIM in repentance for my sins of this past year . I reach out , giving up the "I" again and let HIS will guide me next year . This has been my wish ...so that the egotisitical futility I feel alone ... can release my hand and bring us harmony in our souls .
For those of you who shared this night , I pray that you had such experiences last night . Now today I am trying to fast for HIM , remembering all HIS greatness and merciful ways that he showers upon us .
The body may be weak to look at ...but from within the soul is seeking its own protection and success in giving up to the ONE and ONLY MAKER .
Thank you MY RABB ... for all that YOU have given us, teach us and continue to make our journey easier . ...DAY BY DAY .
Let us remember YOU ...with hope for the Hereafter. AMIN SUB AMIN !
How merciful Shaban 15 is for those who really want to surrender .
The moon was full shining its LIGHT UPON US ALL! The angels blow their prayers over us all night and we can find our grounding again . The breezes were cool , yet very refreshing . OH HOW GREAT HE IS! He hovers over us and gives us HIS peace .
In humility, fear and yet calm I turn to HIM in repentance for my sins of this past year . I reach out , giving up the "I" again and let HIS will guide me next year . This has been my wish ...so that the egotisitical futility I feel alone ... can release my hand and bring us harmony in our souls .
For those of you who shared this night , I pray that you had such experiences last night . Now today I am trying to fast for HIM , remembering all HIS greatness and merciful ways that he showers upon us .
The body may be weak to look at ...but from within the soul is seeking its own protection and success in giving up to the ONE and ONLY MAKER .
Thank you MY RABB ... for all that YOU have given us, teach us and continue to make our journey easier . ...DAY BY DAY .
Let us remember YOU ...with hope for the Hereafter. AMIN SUB AMIN !
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Shaban
As a weak and forgetful human being , I can only say that I bless the day that Islam came into my life ... the struggle has been long to find my way ....
BUT the inspiration and LIGHT was always there waiting to guide ...when and IF I asked. This calling has taken me down roads that I could not have attempted ...and I am truly grateful for this passage.
As we are now in the autumn years of our lives... I can only seek His MERCY as I continue to repent and wish for a better kind of behaviour . Let my tongue be sweeter than yesterday , my actions better than yesterday's, my desires more in tune with HIM and my strength in HIS ways be my ultimate goal . I am really NOTHING without HIM ...
Shukur ul hum do for the grace YOU have bestowed ... this is MY HAPPINESSS .
Seek and ye shall find ... is my mantra ... may you all find this way too.
BUT the inspiration and LIGHT was always there waiting to guide ...when and IF I asked. This calling has taken me down roads that I could not have attempted ...and I am truly grateful for this passage.
As we are now in the autumn years of our lives... I can only seek His MERCY as I continue to repent and wish for a better kind of behaviour . Let my tongue be sweeter than yesterday , my actions better than yesterday's, my desires more in tune with HIM and my strength in HIS ways be my ultimate goal . I am really NOTHING without HIM ...
Shukur ul hum do for the grace YOU have bestowed ... this is MY HAPPINESSS .
Seek and ye shall find ... is my mantra ... may you all find this way too.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Shaban has greeted us again 1430
To keep us in line with HIS wishes , Our guide brings us these awesome visitors to remind annually of what HE wishes for us . When we truly look to HIM for our guidance, He will provide it . Shaban is the Prophet's month , in which he asks us to remember his lessons and remember the sunna he left for us. We MUST reconsider our misguided pathways and straighten the road a bit . FAsting and extra prayers will help us with this process. Purification comes to prepare us to meet Allah during Ramadan ...the next month . Look inside ourselves and ask the right questions to cleanse each one of us .
Remember the eight factors to make our path straighter. These are as follows:
-Make "good works" your beloved ...they will keep you company in the grave.
- Deny soul pleasures of LUST..obey only Allah !
- Give all to poor..retain no worldly possessions.
-Dignity & honor comes from only RIGHTEOUSNESS.
-Never envy anyone else-all is according to HIS plan
-ONLY HATE SATAN
-Only worship Allah -all things comes from HIM
-TRUST ONLY ALLAH- HE plans all .
per Al Ghazali ... Purification of the Soul
Praise HIM after FAjr and between Asr and Maghrib ..OFTEN . Our good deeds are all that will remain with us in the grave... and the Quran will be the LIGHT that shows us the way from the grave to PAradise ... LOVE the good and the LIGHT !
Remember the eight factors to make our path straighter. These are as follows:
-Make "good works" your beloved ...they will keep you company in the grave.
- Deny soul pleasures of LUST..obey only Allah !
- Give all to poor..retain no worldly possessions.
-Dignity & honor comes from only RIGHTEOUSNESS.
-Never envy anyone else-all is according to HIS plan
-ONLY HATE SATAN
-Only worship Allah -all things comes from HIM
-TRUST ONLY ALLAH- HE plans all .
per Al Ghazali ... Purification of the Soul
Praise HIM after FAjr and between Asr and Maghrib ..OFTEN . Our good deeds are all that will remain with us in the grave... and the Quran will be the LIGHT that shows us the way from the grave to PAradise ... LOVE the good and the LIGHT !
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Heart's function
When we awake each day and feel the sense returning to our consciousness
We must reach inside to ask our heart's answer for that day
The truest NORTH we each can find is within us
Do not forget to look there
It is the heart that pumps the blood thru our veins , inspiration thru our mind and compassion into our being
Look to the heart constantly for all the BEST that we have within us
Whenever you do remember this , you will see the day will flow in peace and happiness.
We must reach inside to ask our heart's answer for that day
The truest NORTH we each can find is within us
Do not forget to look there
It is the heart that pumps the blood thru our veins , inspiration thru our mind and compassion into our being
Look to the heart constantly for all the BEST that we have within us
Whenever you do remember this , you will see the day will flow in peace and happiness.